During these activities
children will have fun and explore pumpkins, practice letter P or J,
listen to a wonderful story online and
more! There are many activities, so these can be done over a
number of days.

Note: It would be wonderful to have real
pumpkins for the children to see, touch and smell for these
activities and try to wear orange during the activities.
Activity > Learning about Pumpkins (Science, Social Studies,
Math)
Pumpkin - The Scary Squash: Share this fascinating
presentation for children about the history of pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns.

Activity > Online Jigsaw
Puzzles> PumpkinsSkill: problem solving, use of computer mouse
Here are three fun 6-piece online puzzles the youngest child can
enjoy. To increase the number of pieces, click on the
SHAPE button on the left.
* Pumpkin
* Scarecrow
pumpkin

This online activity provides additional shape practice and
additional learning activities:
1. On the initial screen children get to select a
pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and they are in different shapes.
Point out how the pumpkins grow low on the ground on vines.
The pumpkin is a vegetable. It takes quite a bit of land space
to grow pumpkins.

2. The Three
R's Theme> Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: After children
select their pumpkin and a new window opens they will click and drag
items from the compost bin to decorate the pumpkin. Make sure
to discuss the terms reduce, reuse, and recycle. Visit this
related activity for information.

3. Shapes: The children can identify
the different shapes from the compost bin to decorate their pumpkin
- stars, circles, crescent. etc.
Have fun!

Activity > Pumpkins > Social Studies | Nutrition |
Math/Measuring

Activity > Online > Nutrition and Math
> Focus on the orange color of pumpkins to help children remember that
this color is representative of nutritious content (beta
carotene-Vitamin A) , and compare to the carrot, a vegetable that is
also orange.

* Science / Social Studies & Math: For this
activity slice the pumpkin so children can see, touch and smell the
pumpkin and see the seeds. Graph on a board their comments
about their sensory experiences. A complete set of separate
activities can be conducted to explore pumpkin growth and
harvest.

Activity >Coloring and More >Halloween coloring pages | Autumn
coloring pagesand Thanksgiving
Coloring Pages
Many of these coloring pages feature pumpkins or jack-o'-lanterns,
and can be used as
a separate activity. The images can be cut out to
make window or bulletin board decorations, hand puppets,
dress a plain lunch or small shopping bag to make trick or treat
bags. Add some lines to the inside of the pumpkins to make
fun practice writing paper for emergent writers or to make large greeting
cards, reward certificates or just to write or type a note
or small newsletter to parents.

Activity >Art Appreciation > A
Still Life
Use real pumpkins to make a still life painting still life
painting with this related activity.
Activity >Pumpkin Patch > Visit a pumpkin
farm in your area or
recreate a pumpkin patch by placing pumpkins the children can find outdoors and take
home. For preschool & child care facilities: Every
family can donate the pumpkin (or the money to purchase them at a
local farmer's market), ahead of time for the activity. A
separate activity can be done for the children to decorate them.

Activity >Fun in the Kitchen or a visit Farmer's Market
and carving a pumpkin:
Pumpkin recipes here
or a visit to a farmer's market to choose a
pumpkin for decorating or carving.